How To Install libcjson-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcjson-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libcjson-dev
libcjson-dev is:
cJSON is a ultralightweight json parse.
It aims to be the dumbest possible parser that you can get your job done with.
It’s a single file of C, and a single header file.
This package contains the header files of cJSON.
There are three methods to install libcjson-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcjson-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcjson-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcjson-devInstall libcjson-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcjson-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcjson-devInstall libcjson-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcjson-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcjson-devHow To Uninstall libcjson-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libcjson-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcjson-devUninstall libcjson-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcjson-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcjson-devRemove libcjson-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcjson-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcjson-devRemove libcjson-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcjson-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcjson-devDependencies
libcjson-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcjson-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
